2016 Collegiate Rugby Championship
2016 Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Countries United States
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout Date June 4–5, 2016
Tournament statistics
Teams 24
Attendance 27,224
Final
Champions California (4th title)← 2015 (Previous)(Next) 2017 →
The 2016 Collegiate Rugby Championship is a college rugby sevens tournament played June 4–5 at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania , a suburb of Philadelphia . It is the seventh annual Collegiate Rugby Championship , and the sixth consecutive year that the tournament will be at Talen Energy Stadium (formerly known as PPL Park). The event was broadcast on NBC and NBCSN . Commentators were Todd Harris and Brian Hightower . California won the championship, defeating UCLA 31–7 in an all-Pac-12 final. Attendance for the two-day event was 27,224.
Pool stage Pool A Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts California 3 3 0 0 96 12 +84 9 Arkansas State 3 2 0 1 76 24 +57 7 Maryland 3 1 0 2 22 69 –52 5 Tennessee 3 0 0 3 14 103 –89 3
Winner Score Loser Arkansas State 24–0 Maryland California 41–0 Tennessee Arkansas State 40–0 Tennessee California 29–0 Maryland Maryland 22–14 Tennessee California 24–12 Arkansas State
Pool B Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Kutztown 3 3 0 0 58 34 +24 9 Indiana 3 1 0 2 46 45 +1 5 Notre Dame 3 1 0 2 43 55 –12 5 Boston College 3 1 0 2 45 58 –13 5
Winner Score Loser Boston College 21–12 Indiana Kutztown 19–12 Notre Dame Indiana 22–7 Notre Dame Kutztown 22–10 Boston College Notre Dame 24-12 Boston College Kutztown 17–12 Indiana
Pool C Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Arizona 3 3 0 0 51 5 +46 9 Saint Joseph's 3 2 0 1 52 31 +21 7 Army 3 1 0 2 26 55 –29 5 Navy 3 0 0 3 22 60 –38 3
Winner Score Loser Arizona 20–0 Army St. Joseph's 22–12 Navy Arizona 17–0 Navy St. Joseph's 25–5 Army Arizona 14–5 St. Joseph's Army 21-10 Navy
Pool D Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Life 3 2 0 1 68 14 +54 7 Penn State 3 2 0 1 63 41 +22 7 Virginia Tech 3 2 0 1 43 41 +2 7 Drexel 3 0 0 3 19 97 –77 3
Winner Score Loser Life 46–0 Drexel Penn State 29–12 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 7–5 Life Penn State 27–12 Drexel Virginia Tech 24–7 Drexel Life 17–7 Penn State
Pool E Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts UCLA 3 3 0 0 95 7 +88 9 Wisconsin 3 2 0 1 55 43 +12 7 South Carolina 3 1 0 2 24 53 –29 5 Michigan 3 0 0 3 5 76 –71 3
Winner Score Loser South Carolina 12–5 Michigan UCLA 38–0 Wisconsin Wisconsin 29–5 South Carolina UCLA 38–0 Michigan Wisconsin 26–0 Michigan UCLA 19–7 South Carolina
Pool F Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Dartmouth 3 3 0 0 57 34 +23 9 Utah 3 2 0 1 48 40 +8 7 Temple 3 1 0 2 38 50 –12 5 Clemson 3 0 0 3 33 52 –19 3
Winner Score Loser Dartmouth 17–5 Temple Utah 12–7 Clemson Dartmouth 21–14 Clemson Utah 21–14 Temple Temple 19–12 Clemson Dartmouth 19–15 Utah
Knockout stage Bowl Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 17 Army 36 24 Tennessee 0 17 Army 28 20 Clemson 7 20 Clemson 10 21 Navy 5 17 Army 10 18 Maryland 0 19 Boston College 21 22 Michigan 0 19 Boston College 12 18 Maryland 15 18 Maryland 24 23 Drexel 0
Plate Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 9 Saint Joseph's 12 16 South Carolina 19 16 South Carolina 7 13 Indiana 25 12 Virginia Tech 7 13 Indiana 31 13 Indiana 7 10 Wisconsin 10 11 Utah 5 14 Notre Dame 0 11 Utah 12 10 Wisconsin 17 10 Wisconsin 33 15 Temple 0
Cup Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 UCLA 19 8 Penn State 12 1 UCLA 14 4 Kutztown 12 4 Kutztown 19 5 Dartmouth 12 1 UCLA 7 2 California 31 3 Arizona 17 6 Life 12 3 Arizona 5 2 California 38 2 California 24 7 Arkansas State 14
Players Most tries Rank Player (school) Tries 1 Niall Barry (UCLA) 6 2 Jesse Milne (California) 5 2 Seb Sharpe (UCLA) 5 2 Zinzan Elan-Puttick (Ark. St.) 5 2 Tyler Sousley (Arizona) 5 2 Jake Syndergaard (Wisconsin) 5
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Dream Team Jesse Milne (California) — Tournament MVP Russell Webb (California) Niall Barry (UCLA) Seb Sharpe (UCLA) Tyler Sousley (Arizona) Wes Hartmann (Kutztown) Zinzan Elan-Puttick (Arkansas State) Cody Melphy (Life)Jack Braun (Dartmouth) Jake Syndergaard (Wisconsin) Chad Gough (Utah) Evan Towle (Virginia Tech) Source: